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    AN OVERVIEW OF DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE A drug is any chemical substance which when taken into the body will modify or alter the way the body functions from its normal state or from the abnormal to normal state. Drugs can be orally administered‚ injected‚ chewed‚ sniffed‚ smoked or applied. Drug abuse is the non medical use of drugs that destroys the health and productive life of an individual. It is the intentional use of psychoactive substances for purposes of altering one’s psychological state

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    Which are worse- Legal or Illegal Drugs? Drugs are a common part of everyday life. In fact‚ it is highly likely that there are drugs of some sort in your cupboard. They are classified into two categories: legal and illegal. Legal drugs include alcohol‚ tobacco‚ and pharmaceutical drugs‚ while illegal drugs include marijuana‚ amphetamines and heroin. The media often portrays a biased‚ negative view on illegal drugs‚ however legal drugs often have the same effects as illegal drugs‚ if not worse

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    References: 1. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA); Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). (2008). Statistics on LSD [Data file]. Retrieved from http://www.drugfree.org/portal/drug_guide/lsd 2 3. Cocaine Addiction Drug Rehab. (2010). What is cocaine? [Data File]. Retrieved from http://www.cocaineaddiction

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    Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ and Personality Disorders PSY 410 December 18‚ 2011 Eric Niler‚ Ph.D. Eating‚ Substance Abuse‚ and Personality Disorders Eating‚ substance abuse‚ and personality disorders have one thing in common. They are all impairments to an individual who prevents him or her from functioning normally within society. An individual who is suffering from either condition has biological‚ environmental‚ or early childhood as the contributor to his or her illness

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    not supportive in either argument‚ per say‚ it still effects everyone in one way or another whether to inspire a career or destroy a life. While the text states that‚ “you don’t have to be a genius to be creative‚” even genius’s fall victim to drug abuse and one perspective (although no one has answered this question satisfactorily)‚ also from the text‚ suggests that drugs harm creativity because‚ “their addiction reduces judgment‚ and the activities they provoke are hallucinatory rather than illuminating

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    sociocultural viewpoint. I found it difficult to choose just one viewpoint when the causal factors can be extremely broad when it comes to substance abuse. I agree with the psychodynamic viewpoint because people who experience a lack of nurturance during early childhood often carry it with them throughout their entire lives if the issue goes unresolved. Substance abuse is not the only disorder that may be caused by childhood trauma. There are many other disorders that can be linked to early childhood

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    efforts to contain and manage them. A number of historical developments have set the stage for the shift from being primarily “tough on crime” to effective treatment‚ but the critical role of substance abuse treatment in the history of rehabilitation in American Corrections is often overlooked. Substance abuse treatment has demonstrated success over the

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    Populations Nation: China Delegate: Azzara Nincevic‚ American Heritage School Plantation The abuse of drugs by incarcerated peoples is a rapidly growing issue among all nations. The goal of prison is to reform and rehabilitate former criminals‚ however this goal cannot be accomplished if more and more prisoners are abusing controlled substances. It is estimated that over 80% of prisoners abuse a controlled substance‚ and over 65% of prisoners are clinically addicted. Because these numbers are based on

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    was placed at the Apartment Living Program in Virginia Beach‚ Virginia. In this program‚ Trayvonta was provided transitional case management services‚ independent living skills‚ life skills and 30 days of electronic monitoring. A referral for substance abuse relapse prevention through Tidewater Youth Services Commission was also made. Trayvonta left the Apartment Living Program on December 12‚ 2016. His whereabouts were unknown until February 8‚

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    Substance abuse during pregnancy is an ongoing problem. These poor infants can’t defend themselves or stop the harmful substances from entering their body it’s all the desion of the mother but the child is the one who has to suffer the consequences and deal with the long term effect that substance abuse can cause hopefuly this essay will educate about the different risk involved for the mother and for the baby when the mother chooses to smoke‚ drink alcohol‚ or use drugs during pregnancy. With

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